Hose supporter



June 9, 1925. 1,541,701

M. F. GAUNT HOSE SUPPORTER Filed July 29, 1924 WITNESS/BE v M an xNvEr ToR,

ATTORNEYS Patented June 9, 1925.

UNITED STATES MARTIN FOX GAUNT, ior'N W'YoR N. a

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Application filed my 29, 1924. Serial-No. 728,968.

' Hose Supporter, of'which the following a full, clear, and exact'description.

- This invention relates to supporters for hose'and other purposes and hasfor an ob ject :to provide an improved construction adapted to be used either with elastic-or inelastic. bands for engaging and supporting ahose. 1 i Another object of the invention/is: to provide supporter wherein the body is so formed as to present tortuouspassageway structure which will permit an encir 'cling-bandto-be adjusted and-locked in any adjusted position. p Y I 1 A further-object of the invention is to provide a hose supporter in which an encircling member is used, the structure being such that the encircling member may be quicklyand easily removed without the use of implements and also applied-or adjusted while in use without the use of implements;

- Astill further object of the invention is to provide hose supporter; whereinthe hose engagingpart is formedtopinch part of a hose and atthe same'timeto cause a looped portion of the hose to grip thesupporter. y i

In the I accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a perspective view of a hose supporter embodying the invention, the same shown applied. v Figure :2 is an enlarged elevation showing' the structure-illustrated in Figure 1, part of the encircling band being broken away. Y

Figure 3 is a sectional view through Figure 2, approximately on line 33.'

' Figure 4 is -a plan view of the supporting bodyillustratedjin Figure 1. v

1 Figure '5 is a sectionalview-through F igured, approximately on line 5-5. I

. Referring to the accompanying drawing by-numerals, lindicates theibody" of a supporter and 2 the encircling band "which may beofelastic material or maybe 'inela'stic,*as for instance,'ribbon or tape. The encircling -memb erior. band 2 is looped at one end for forming a loop 3 which is held: in proper position by the linev of stitching. 4. The 1oop3 is adaptedto be passed over the bar or arm 5 which isjsepar'ated from the body 1- by-the slot 6. An enlarged rounded end 7 is provide d on bar 5,.saidend projecting to a pointnearthe body 1 so as tolpresent a restricted passage-way 8 offset in the slot 6-. This structure permits the loop 3 to be placed in position as shown i'n'Figure2but prevents'the'loop from accidentallyloecom'e i'ng disengaged Wheneverthere is any tension onmember-2. i 1

Thebody1 is provided with slits 9, 10, 1'1, 12, 13 and 14 which results in bars 15, 16-, 17, 18, 19, 20: and-21.- The bar 15' is prefer ably reduced on its upperlsurface as indi cated in Figure 5 whileibar '16 tapers from theedgewall- 22 to the edge wall 23. The barv 17: tapers'or is chamfered onthe opposite side but in I the same direction. 18iis tapered similar to bar 16 whilethe bar 19 is formed similar to bar 17. Thebar 20 is reduced onthe lower surface, namely,-on the surface opposite to the reduced surface of bar 15. The :bar'21 is preferably wider than bar 20and the slot 14 is open at one end whereby the encircling member 2 may be inserted laterally at anytime anddrawn tight.

The bar In operation, when-itis desired to use the supporter, a length of elastic, ribbon or other material is formedwith aloop 3 and this loop is passed over thebar 5as shown in 'Figure2. The loose end is then threaded through the various slits 9 to 13 inclusive,

Willcausea lockingeffect, In forming the tortuous.passage-way on an arc as shown in thedra-wing it is anned to provide a structure whichwlll change the lateral curve of the encircling member 2 to a downward direction when in use or at an angle to the part of the member 2 at the other end of the passage-way or bar 15, thus affording greater convenience in making the constrictive adjustment of the encircling member. This structure also presents in a small restricted space, means for obtaining considerable surface contact and the resultant friction, which, together with the snubbing efiected by the abrupt bending of member 2 at the inside of the curve or the edge wall 22 as it passes in alternating directions around the successive bars 16, 17, 18 and 19. The positioning of the end of the encircling member 2 in this manner binds and holds the encircling member sufiiciently firm to afford tension and support for a hose, stocking or sock and yet allows the automatic counter-constrictive adjustment of member 2 to the size of the leg as well as speedy and convenient voluntary or manual adjustments. It will also be noted that this structure permits an adjustment without the necessity of disconnecting or detaching the supporter or removing it from the leg. Whenever desired, the end portion of the encircling member 2 may be placed beneath the bar 21.- This bar is open or free at one end whereby the unattached end of member 2 may be readily inserted laterally and drawn tight for looking or making the same secure by the looking or pinching effected between bars 21 and 21. This locking'or pinching effect is augmented by the snubbing effect of member 2 over bar 20 and the increasing pinching effect between bars 20 and 21 as the tension from an upward pull is applied, which pull has a tendency to swing bar 21 slightly toward bar 20.

As indicated more particularly in Figure 3, it will be noted that the edge of the encircling member 2 nearest to wall 23, extends through the device in a plane parallel to the surface of the device on a substantially true curve while the opposite edge of the encircling member in the device passes upwardly and over the various bars as a succession of small but distorted bends following a general curving direction. The head 24 is then placed on top of the upper part of the hose, the upper edge of the hose drawn through the opening 25 and then looped over the head 24 so as to enclose the same as illustrated in Figure 2. The hose is then pulled downwardly so that it will slide down the inclined surfaces 26 and 27 and become pinched in the restricted slit 28, which pinching action prevents the hood or enclosing part overlapping the head 24 from becoming loose. The edges of opening 25 are beveled as shown in Figure 4 at the upper part to facilitate the grasping of the hose by the fingers of the operator in order to draw it through the opening and then downwardly over head 24. During this action, the two rounded edges or shoulders 31 and 32 serve to guide and in acertain sense, force the edges of the looped hose downwardly against shoulders 29 and 30 when tension is applied.

What I claim is:

1. A hose supporter, comprising a body formed with a bar spaced from the body, an encircling member provided with a looped end adapted to be slipped over said bar, said body being provided with a plurality of spaced slots and arranged to receive the free end of said encircling member which is fitted into said slots so as to assume a serpentine structure, and means projecting I from the lower end of the body for connecting the hose to the body.

2. In a hose supporter, a body formed with means for adjustably receiving the encircling band, and means for receiving the upper edge of the hose, said last mentioned means including a head having shoulders, and a slit, said slit merging into diagonally arranged supports. a

3. In a hose supporter, a body provided with a bar for receiving one end of an encircling member and a plurality of slits accommodating the opposite end, and a structure for interlocking with a hose, said structure includin a partially rounded head having a slit, an a pair of diagonally arranged supporting arms extending from the vicinity of said slit whereby when part of the hose is forced against said supports the hose will be guided toward said slit. V V

4. In a hose supporter, a body formed with a plurality of means for receiving the opposite ends of an encircling member, one of said means being a hook-shaped arm, a pair of con-verging arms extending from the body, said arms merging together and forming a partially rounded head, the opening between said arms merging into a slit in said head.

5. In a hose supporter, a body formed with means for engaging the top of a hose, and means for receiving the opposite ends of an encircling member, said means including a bar for receiving one end of said encircling member, and a plurality of conveiging spaced bars for receiving the other en 6. In a hose supporter, a. body provided with a plurality of spaced converging bars, each of said bars having one surface arranged at an angle to the opposite surface, the inclined surface of one bar extending it the opposite angle to the next adjacent 7. In a hose supporter, a body' provided with a plurality of spaced bars having their ends connected whereby there is presented a series of slots through which an encircling band isadapted to extend, eachof said bars being beveled or chamfered on one surface, the inclination of the chamfered surface on adjacent bars being at opposite angles.

8. In a hose supporter, a body formed with means for receiving the opposite ends of an encircling member, a pair of converging arms extending from the body, said arms on the inner edges being beveled and on the outer formed with rounded shoulders, said arms merging together and forming a partially rounded head at the point of merging, said head having shoulders substantially facing the first mentioned shoulders, the opening between said arms merging into a slit in said head.

MARTIN FOX GAUNT. 

